epinasty


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ep·i·nas·ty

 (ĕp′ə-năs′tē)
n.
The downward bending of a leaf or other plant part, resulting from greater growth of the upper side than of the lower side.


ep′i·nas′tic (-tĭk) adj.
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epinasty

(ˈɛpɪˌnæstɪ)
n, pl -ties
(Botany) increased growth of the upper surface of a plant part, such as a leaf, resulting in a downward bending of the part. Compare hyponasty
[C19: from epi- + -nasty, from Greek nastos pressed down, from nassein to press]
ˌepiˈnastic adj
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ep•i•nas•ty

(ˈɛp əˌnæs ti)

n.
increased growth on the upper surface of a plant organ or part, esp. a leaf, causing it to bend downward.
[1875–80]
ep`i•nas′tic, adj.
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Many authors have reported different protocols for in vitro culture of potato using different explants and different cultivars (Roest and Bokelman, 1976; Martel and de Garcia, 1992; de Garcia and Martinez, 1995; Seabrook and Douglass, 2001; Vargas et al., 2005); however, ethylene produced by tissue, callus and plantlets in closed vessels may lead to abnormal plantlet growth, hyperhydricity, abnormal branching in vitro, epinasty, leaf and flower bud abscission, diminution of foliar area (Turhan, 2004; Mullins et al., 2006; Zobayed et al., 2001; Zobayed, 2005; Hazarika, 2006; Steinitz et al., 2010; Giridhar, 2004; Dang and Wei, 2009; Jackson et al., 1991).